National Museum of Natural History Unearthedtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-834477684372006522015-02-22T09:32:07-05:00Since 1910, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has inspired curiosity and learning about the natural world and our place in it.
TypePadInvasive Species, Past and Presenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b8d0daf782970c2015-02-22T09:32:07-05:002015-02-22T09:32:07-05:00As our Museum writers, scientists, and exhibition developers produce the script for the new Fossil Hall, they’re discovering lots of fascinating stories about how life evolved. We’ll be sharing some of our favorites here. Passing cargo ships are a common sight at one of the fossil dig sites along the...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryEvolving Skulls of Seafood Enthusiaststag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b7c74020af970b2015-01-28T09:00:00-05:002015-01-28T09:00:00-05:00Smithsonian postdoctoral researcher Neil Kelley studied the skulls of marine mammals and reptiles to learn about the evolution of feeding strategies in these animals. Image by Nicholas Pyenson, Smithsonian Institution. A friend and I were recently trying to decide on what to eat for lunch. He asked, “do you like...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryA Paleo Reader: 22 Books for Fossil Loverstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01bb07b9babf970d2014-12-12T09:45:52-05:002014-12-12T18:41:16-05:00For the most part, the books are variations on a theme: life and the forces—geologic and other—that lead to evolution or extinction. Some are macro in scope, others chronicle the fate of a single species or region.Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryFive Discoveries Since the Hall of Extinct Monsters (1910)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b7c717a7f8970b2014-12-04T16:25:56-05:002014-12-04T16:25:56-05:00In July 2013, the Deep Time exhibits team went to North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation to collect 66-million-year-old fossils. These fossils will be on display in our new exhibition on the Last American Dinosaurs while our permanent Fossil Hall is being developed. This is the 8th post in a series...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryDigging into the Hell Creek Formationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01bb07ab52fb970d2014-11-21T08:17:52-05:002014-11-21T08:17:52-05:00In July 2013, the exhibits team went to North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation to collect 66-million-year-old fossils. These fossils will be on display in our new exhibition on the Last American Dinosaurs while our permanent Fossil Hall is under construction. This is the 7th post in a series about our...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryWhat is the K/Pg Boundary–Part 2tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b8d08ffa88970c2014-11-14T09:31:54-05:002014-11-14T09:31:54-05:00In mid-July of 2013, the exhibits team went to North Dakota to collect 66-million-year-old fossils from the Hell Creek Formation. These fossils will go in our new exhibition on the Last American Dinosaurs while our new Fossil Hall is under construction. This is the 6th post in a series about...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryFor the Love of Dinos and Sciencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b7c6f1206d970b2014-10-14T09:23:46-04:002014-10-14T12:28:02-04:00I keep my list of regrets short. Right now, it looks like this: 1. I wish I had been obsessed with dinosaurs as a kid. That fixation would have brought me smack into the world of science in my formative years, when it was most important. Instead, I’ve been on...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryEvery Fossil Countstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c01b8d05f589b970c2014-08-29T11:14:57-04:002014-08-29T11:14:57-04:00Fieldwork is glamorous. Well, at least in the sense of discovering things first-hand; not usually in the sense of glamourous living conditions! However, paleontologists and archaeologists often make exciting discoveries in museum collections too. My name is Briana Pobiner, and I’m a prehistoric archaeologist in the Human Origins Program in...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History“Excuse Me, Is This A Fossil?”tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c019aff4dc383970c2013-09-10T17:10:37-04:002013-09-10T17:10:37-04:00In mid-July of 2013, the Deep Time exhibits team went to North Dakota to collect fossils. Our goal was to find 66-million-year-old fossils from the Late Cretaceous for our new exhibitions, and to learn more about paleontology. This is the first post in a series about our experiences in the...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryAll About Fossilstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156e4c2c3d970c017d421193e2970c2013-03-18T22:23:28-04:002013-03-18T23:05:32-04:00This post first appeared on the Bureau of International Information Programs in the United States Department of State's blog Our Planet on March 8, 2013 as part or their Smithsonian Month series. Thank you to the Bureau of International Information Programs in the United States Department of State for permisison...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History